Effect of Mat Pilates Training on Blood Pressure of Hypertensive Individuals

Federal University of São Paulo44 enrolled

Overview

The study aimed to evaluate the chronic effects of Mat Pilates Training on blood pressure, heart rate, double product and psychobiological factors in hypertensive medicated women and acute effects of Mat Pilates Exercise on blood pressure of such individuals.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Hypertension

Interventions

Mat Pilates TrainingBEHAVIORAL

Mat Pilates training performed two times at week for 16 weeks.

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 30 YearsMax age: 59 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Hypertensives women * Age 30 to 59 years * Nonactive * Make use of antihypertensive medication Exclusion Criteria: * Orthopedic problems or other problem that prevented the exercises * Change in drug treatment during protocol * Absence in more than 25% of the exercise sessions

Locations (1)

Federal University of Sao Paulo

Santos, São Paulo, Brazil

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Blood pressure

Blood pressure was measured by Ambulatorial Monitoring Blood Pressure before and after trial period and by semiautomatic monitoring before and after a single session of Mat Pilates exercise.

Time frame: 16 weeks

Secondary Outcomes

Heart Rate

Heart Rate was measured by Ambulatorial Monitoring Blood Pressure before and after trial period and by semiautomatic monitoring before and after a single session of Mat Pilates exercise.

Time frame: 16 weeks

Anxiety

Anxiety was analyzed by State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), before and after trial period.

Time frame: 16 weeks.

Stress

Stress was analysed by perceived stress questionnaire, before and after trial period.

Time frame: 16 weeks

Depression

Depression was analysed by Beck's Depression Inventory (BDI), before and after trial period.

Time frame: 16 weeks

Sleep quality

Sleep quality was analysed by The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), before and after trial period.

Time frame: 16 weeks

Perception of Sleep

Perception of Sleep was analysed by Mini Sleep Questionnaire, before and after trial period.

Time frame: 16 weeks

Sleepiness

Sleepiness was analysed by Epworth Sleepiness Scale, before and after trial period.

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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